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| KilldaDJ |
| true you are but i do however have criteria - gimme a tracklist |
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| colin traveller |
GWB
Pink floyd - DSOTM
Cruzeman - Ohm sessions
BPC - Digital forward EP
Star Wars - Princess Appears
Astrix - Coolio
Astrix - Techno Windows
MWNN - Dirty Trick
GMS - Gladiator
Disco Volante - 360
Cosmosis - Reality Check
Sheyba EP
MWNN - voices
Ennio Morricone - The Ectasy of Gold |
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| Vernon Wanderer |
| quote: | Originally posted by colin traveller
GWB
Pink floyd - DSOTM
Cruzeman - Ohm sessions
BPC - Digital forward EP
Star Wars - Princess Appears
Astrix - Coolio
Astrix - Techno Windows
MWNN - Dirty Trick
GMS - Gladiator
Disco Volante - 360
Cosmosis - Reality Check
Sheyba EP
MWNN - voices
Ennio Morricone - The Ectasy of Gold |
yes. Spot on.
Sound quality is very, very bad though... |
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| colin traveller |
| Sound quality .. wise the last track let me down cant win em all |
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| netroM |
Star Wars... :D
Loving this so far. Some of the songs sounded like they had a lot of crackling/dust on them. What did you use to mix?
Nice mix, smooth transitions :) |
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| colin traveller |
vinyl ...
I've never been a fan of modern tech .. i prefer the true form !! |
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| Mattinsanity |
| quote: | Originally posted by colin traveller
vinyl ...
I've never been a fan of modern tech .. i prefer the true form !! |
me too. good mix. |
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| Vernon Wanderer |
| quote: | Originally posted by colin traveller
Sound quality .. |
Seriously man.. The highs are really messed up.. Had to eq them down, it's ing painful. And Digital Forward(best track in the set, IMO) sounds bitcrushed, the crash sounds especially.
It's a shame. The mix itself, with the sound factor aside, is brutally awesome. Flatout the exact music I love, start to end. I'd vote it for the mix of the month, but the highs are just critically bad. Pisses me off, cause really, this is a amongst the top x sets I've ever heard on TA(Been around for a couple of years, under a different name..)
Doesn't anybody else hear it?
I don't want to piss in your cornflakes, but you either have broken monitors or you have a high-frequency hearing issue. I'm dead serious. |
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| colin traveller |
i transfer it after recording at 320 is that 2 high or do you prefer that i should transfer at 192
i've had to alter the recording volume and every other issue that others have mentioned the previous recording progam i used i never once had issues |
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by colin traveller
i transfer it after recording at 320 is that 2 high or do you prefer that i should transfer at 192 |
Just a cursory check of the mix says it's an EQ issue. I've listened to tons of 192kbps and 320kbps files, both on and off the sound-cloud player, and the majority of them just aren't as shrill as what you have. You can't fix that by lowering the resolution on the mp3, and, if anything, lowering to 192kbps might actually make the problem worse. |
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| EddieZilker |
Just following up here, Colin. I went ahead and downloaded your mix and Lews' 2 Hits of Acid and did a more thorough comparison between the two. Both tracks weigh in as mp3's at 320kbps and both have a track selection similar in content as well as elemental spectrum. Both appear to have been consistently brick-wall limited to 0.00 dBFS, as well. I also picked Lews' because, while it contains timing issues related to encoding at the player level (I heard them and was wondering what had happened), it's also been recommended for listening and no other comments about the mix quality could be found. Essentially speaking, it's expedient, neutral ground with enough similarity in spectral content and mastering practices that it sufficed as a good B to your A for comparative purposes. Don't take this the wrong way, simply because I have mixing (albeit on a different level) issues myself to contend with. I'm definitely not trying to be a douchebag, nor am I even on a mission to find "fault" with you.
What I've done is loaded both tracks into my DAW, SONAR, to run a side-by-side comparison. Although there are deviations throughout each file's timeline, in terms of how both mixes were indicated in my spectrum analyzer (Blue Cat Frequency Analyst - Stereo), the consistencies in both mixes outweighed the anomalies. Overall, I noticed a significant lack of bass and significant high-end in your mix, when compared to Lews', whose low-end was more prominent while his high-end was significantly rolled off. Lews' mid-range also typically had as much volume as your high-end.
While your bass was still louder than your highest treble, your low-end looked to have been rolled off significantly below 100 Hz, where your bass peaks out at, while Lews' highest bass-peak could be measured around 50 Hz before being quite a bit more gently shelved. Succinctly, it could be said that your spectrum analysis could best be described as closest to flat as possible, while Lews' is considerably more dynamic.
At 32:18, a point in which both mixes were most similar could be discerned, in terms of arrangement and instrumentation, and I went ahead and took screen captures of the spectrum analysis. It's important to note that while there are some deviations, both spectrum analyses are more reflective of consistencies throughout the entire time-line of both mixes. Even if I'd taken samples from later or earlier in either mix, you'd still see essentially similar frequency responses for each mix.
Two Hits of Acid & a 303
Music Has No Boundaries
The light blue line above the darker blue one with the opaque fill is the maximum level any frequency was ever able to attain for a period of approximately one minute past 32:18. The darker blue line is what was occurring at the instant I took the screen caps, with an interest on capturing the loudest peaks possible in their relation to the top line. For my purposes in illustrating how your mix has been getting the remarks about its shrillness, however, the top line is most important, as it is reflective of the consistent signal strength throughout each mix.
What is notable is that your frequencies, from approximately 3,000 Hz through 22,000 are significantly higher than Lews' while your bass is significantly lower where yours peaks in relation to Lews' bass at the same frequency. Your mid-range is also somewhat depleted in comparison but the variation, there, is nominal compared to either end of the spectrum. |
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